Assiniboin

American  

[uh-sin-uh-boin] / əˈsɪn əˌbɔɪn /

noun

Assiniboins, plural Assiniboin plural

1. a member of a Siouan people of northeastern Montana and adjacent parts of Canada.

2. the Siouan language spoken by the Assiniboin.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Assiniboin or their language.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Assiniboin
  plural
• Assiniboins
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Assiniboin

First recorded in 1675–85; from Canadian French Assiniboine, from Ojibwe (Saulteaux dialect) assini·-pwa·n literally, “stone Sioux” (equivalent to unattested Proto-Algonquian aʔsenyi “stone” + unattested pwa·θa “enemy tribesman”)

Example Sentences

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Assiniboin Assiniboins

Fort Union served as a linchpin in John Jacob Astor's lucrative beaver-fur and buffalo trade with the Assiniboin, Crow and Blackfeet Indians.

From Time Magazine Archive

Assiniboin, Cree and Mandan were among the tribes who lived in high style before the European invaders manifested their destiny.

From Time Magazine Archive

After dinner we saw, at a distance, the Assiniboin steamer, with which we came up in half an hour.

From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Maximilian, Alexander Philipp

Interesting though brief notes on the structures of the Assiniboin as they appeared in 1775 and 1776 are contained in the narrative of Henry's travels through the great northern country.

From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives

The Assiniboin, in historic times a separate tribe, was originally a part of the Yanktonai, from whom they separated and became closely allied with the Algonquian Cree.

From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives

Careful study of the script reveals that he is referring to a tribe of Indians called the Assiniboins.

From Time Magazine Archive

A band of Assiniboins headed by their chief, called by the French, Son of the Little Calf, have arrived at the villages.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Allen, Paul

In comparison with the other nations, the Assiniboins have not many horses; their bridles and saddles are like those of the Manitaries.

From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Maximilian, Alexander Philipp

Major Sanborn asked the Assiniboins for a warrior.

From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

The Assiniboins, the Cheyennes, the Blackfeet, the Crows—they all came to Fort Union, to trade their furs for powder, lead, sugar and blankets.

From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)